contemporary impressionist

“Blue Wishes III” New bluebonnet oil painting by Niki Gulley

March 15, 2013

7″ x 5″ textured oil painting

I painted these Texas bluebonnets and with extremely thick oil paint and palette knives to achieve depth and texture. The resulting image comes to life and is loaded with color and energy. In this wildflower series, I’ve framed the paintings in 5″ gold plein air frames and they look great hung alone or in a grouping!

To see more of Niki Gulley’s textured landscape paintings please check out NikiGulley.com,Or, stop by her booth at Art@the Domain, March 23rd or 24th in Austin, Tx.

See artatthedomain.com for details.

E-mail Niki Gulley for more information on her Texas bluebonnet and wildflower paintings.

Just Sold! “Bathed in Sunshine”

July 25, 2012

SOLD • 30″ x 48″ textured painting on canvas

Just Sold! Inspired by our trip to Provence last summer, I was awestruck by these massive fields of sunflowers blooming. Seeing this brilliant carpet of gold, with its sea of faces smiling towards the sun, just made me feel happy and I wanted you to experience that joy, too. In person “Bathed in Sunshine” practically leaps off the canvas with its vibrant yellow petals and extremely thick three-dimensional paint.

E-mail – Niki Gulley

“Passage of Illumination” large textured oil painting by Niki Gulley

July 11, 2012

48” x 60” textured oil on canvas

Wander down this path that beckons you and lift your eyes heavenward to that cobalt vault lined by a rainbow of vivid greens and golds and gleaming crimson, purposely choosing these warm vibrant colors to suggest a hopeful future. Like an ancient chorus these joyful trees sing with dazzling colors, a call and respond to each other across the enticing path that traces verses of light and dark, hue and color, an alluring siren song leading you into the depths of this radiant, vanishing horizon. A painting rich in color and light, joy and energy its double bowed composition gently leads gently you into this magical, blissful destination.

If you are in Madison, WI this weekend, please stop by my booth at Art Fair on the Square to see more of my textured oil paintings.

Art Fair on the Square

Sat. July 14 • 9am – 6pm

Sun. July 15 • 10am – 5pm

Madison, WI • 227 State. St.

Booth # 826, 828

on Mifflin St. between State St. & Wisconsin Ave.

mmoca.org

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To see more of my contemporary landscape paintings, visit NikiGulley.com.

E-mail Niki Gulley for more information.

Last Day, Paris Art Trek with Niki Gulley & Scott Williams

June 27, 2012

“Framed in Wisteria,” Giverny, France • 7” x 5″ oil painting by Niki Gulley

Day 7 – Art Trek Paris with Niki Gulley and Scott Williams

The last few days of our Art Trek, we checked out of our hotel in Paris and headed to the peaceful countryside, near Giverny. The b&b we stayed at was straight out of a storybook, and the grounds themselves looked like an impressionist painting. We loved the setting so much, we stayed right there and painted outside our rooms the last day.

Our b&b outside of Giverny.

One of our students painting on the last day of our Paris Art Trek, on the grounds of our b&b.

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If you would like to come along on one of our upcoming Plein Air Painting / Photography Workshops to

Santa Fe, NM Aug. 12 – 18 (see nikigulley.com/art-classes) or

Tuscany, Italy Aug. 31 – Sept. 8 (visit nikigulley.com/artreks),

please e-mail Niki Gulley for more information. Registration deadlines are quickly approaching. We’d love to have you join us!

***Or, if you would like to see this painting or more my plein air paintings and you are in the Chicago area this weekend, please stop by my booth at the Gold Coast Art Fair in Grant Park.

Gold Coast ARt Fair

June 30 & July 1 • 10am – 6pm
Chicago, IL • Grant Park at the corner of Monroe & Lake Shore Dr.

See amdurproductions.com/art-festivals/Gold_Coast_Art_Fair_at_Grant_Park.html for more info.

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New Sunflower, “Bathed in Sunshine”

June 1, 2012

30″ x 48″ textured painting on canvas

Inspired by our trip to Provence last summer, I was awestruck by these massive fields of sunflowers blooming. Seeing this brilliant carpet of gold, with its sea of faces smiling towards the sun, just made me feel happy and I wanted you to experience that joy, too. In person “Bathed in Sunshine” practically leaps off the canvas with its vibrant yellow petals and extremely thick three-dimensional paint.

If you’re in Chicago this weekend, please stop by my booth at the 57th Street Art Fair where I will be exhibiting this sunflower painting and more of my contemporary landscape paintings.

57th Street Art Festival

Sat. June 2 • 11am – 6pm

Sun. June 3 • 10am – 5pm

Chicago, IL • on 57th St., between Kenwood and Kimbark Ave.

Booth # 47 or 48

57thstreetartfair.org

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Textured birch oil painting

May 16, 2012

textured oil painting • 36″ x 36″

I wanted this birch painting to be very colorful and whimsical, like through the eyes of a child looking into the treetops with fascination. Painted with extremely thick oil paint and palette knives, the resulting painting is loaded with color, energy, movement and texture.

This painting, along with several more of my textured aspen and birch tree paintings are hanging at the Good Art Company in Fredericksburg, TX. Visit goodartcompany.com/gac/ for more details.

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“Kaleidoscope of Dreams” large scale oil painting

May 11, 2012

textured oil painting
Four 36″ x 36″ canvases to form a 72″ x 72″ quadriptych

In this painting, I wanted you to feel like a little kid again – laying on the ground and staring up into the treetops without a care in the world. I hope you experience the joy of being surrounded by nature and the beauty in this autumn kaleidoscope of colors.

To see more of Niki Gulley’s contemporary landscape paintings, check out American Fine Art Gallery in Dallas, americanfineart.com, or the Good Art Company in Fredericksburg, TX, goodartcompany.com/gac/.

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E-mail Niki Gulley for more information on her textured oil paintings of aspen and birch trees.

Niki Gulley at Southlake Art in the Square – Fri. – Sun.

April 27, 2012

18″ x 36″ • Textured painting on canvas

I absolutely love it when I come across a whole field of wildflowers – there is something about the transformation of a single dainty flower into a dense explosion of color that inspires awe and delights your senses. So in Poppy Passion, I combined memories of places I’ve been with intense saturated colors to convey that joy I feel when I come across a gorgeous field of poppies.

If you’d like more information on my contemporary landscape paintings, e-mail Niki Gulley.

Or if you’re in the Dallas / Fort Worth area this weekend, please stop by my booth, #J-5, at Southlake’s Art in the Square.

Art in the Square
Fri. Apr. 27 • 4pm – 9pm
Sat. Apr. 28 • 10am – 9pm
Sun. Apr. 29 • 11am – 5pm
Southlake, TX • Southlake Town Square • 234 State St.
ArtInTheSquare.com

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Heightened Awareness III – New aspen painting

April 23, 2012

48″ x 36″ • Textured painting on canvas

In this painting I wanted you to feel that child-like wonder of staring up in into the treetops and the heavens above. I chose vibrant, cheerful yellows contrasted against a violet blue sky filled with big, puffy clouds. And, by arranging the aspens in a circular pattern heightened by thick, curving paint strokes, that joyful, playful feeling of hope and discovery are enhanced.

If you’d like more information on my textured aspen and birch tree paintings, e-mail Niki Gulley.

Or if you’re in the Dallas / Fort Worth area this weekend, please stop by my booth, #J-5, at Southlake’s Art in the Square.

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